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The association between glycated haemoglobin and waist circumference in the US population

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INTRODUCTION: Glycated haemoglobin (A1C) is now used for the diagnosis of diabetes and pre-diabetes. As these are related to obesity, we studied their relationship with waist circumference. METHODS: We analysed data on 960 men and 1001 women who participated in the United States National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey 2007-08. Participants who were older than 20 years, had …published_or_final_versionThe 17th Medical Research Conference, The University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong, 14 January 2012. In Hong Kong Medical Journal, 2012, v. 18 suppl. 1, p. 43, abstract no. 6

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